Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady joins exclusive club on his 45th birthday

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Athletes competing at the highest levels of their respective sports at age 45 are rare.

Brady said in his announcement that he wanted to play until he was 45 and that there was some unfinished business to be taken care of. He wants to chase an eighth Super Bowl ring.

He will become the oldest starting quarterback in the history of the league when the season starts, and that's coming off a season in which he led the league in passing yards, completions and touchdown passes.

"This is not about me, it's about all of the people that have supported me to get to this point and I'm very thankful," Brady said. You can't take anything for granted, and I'm thankful to everyone who has played an important role.

One of those people is the tight end who won four Super Bowls with Brady. He's got it down, he takes care of himself better than anyone I've seen, and he can play forever. He can stay as long as he likes. I believe he can live until 50. Why don't you stop because he feels good from it?

The quarterback has everything, so Todd Bowles isn't sure what to give him on his birthday.

Each of Tom Brady's Super Bowl appearances has been covered in detail. You can watch Man in the Arena: Tom Brady on the Disney channel.

It's a great birthday if we keep him upright and walking.

Brady has thrived in his Hall of Fame career according to his position coach.

The way he throws a football at 45 is unbelievable to me. On a daily basis, I am amazed. I can't believe that thing comes off his hand every day. I'm astonished.

There are some notable members of this club.

ChrisChelios is an NHL player.

A three-time Stanley Cup champion, a three-time Norris Trophy winner, and a member of the Detroit Red Wings, Chelios' playing career spanned from 1984-2010. He competed in four Winter Olympics and served as a captain in three of them. He scored a short-handed goal in the playoffs against the Flames. He became the second-oldest player to play in an NHL game at 45 years old and broke the record for most playoff games with 248. He retired in 2010 at the age of 48, becoming the oldest U.S. born NHL player of all time and the second-oldest. He had 185 goals and 949 points in his career, which was third most by an American defenseman.

Nolan Ryan is a Major League Baseball player.

Roy Halladay's no-hitter in the 2010 NLDS is one of 13 of baseball's best pitching performances. It's possible to watch perfect games and no-hitters on the internet.

Ryan was the longest tenured pitcher in MLB history. He leads the league in strikeouts 11 times and holds the record for career strikeouts. His last no-hitter was in 1991 at the age of 44, making him the oldest player to throw a no-hitter in Major League Baseball. Ryan led MLB in batting average (5.3) and strikeouts (10.6). He retired at 46 years old.

A gymnast named Oksana Chusovitina.

She won her first world championship gold medal for the USSR in 1991. She has gone on to compete in eight Olympics, representing three countries: the Unified Team in Barcelona 1992, the Unified Team in Atlanta 1996, and the Unified Team in Athens 2004, and the Unified Team in Beijing 2008. She was 41 years and two months old when she competed at the Olympics. She's training for the Paris Olympics, which would be her ninth.

The NHL has a player named Gordie Howe.

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Howe won four Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings while playing in the NHL and the World Hockey Association. He's second all time in Hart Trophies as the league's Most Valuable Player with six. In 1969 he became the first player in his career to score 100 points at 40 years old. He won the Gary L. Davidson trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player in 1974.

Randy Johnson is a Major League Baseball player.

A five-time Cy Young Award winner and 10-time All-Star, Johnson's career spanned 22 seasons, during which he won 301 games and was a member of the Arizona team that defeated the New York Yankees in the 2001 World Series. The tallest player in the league was Johnson. In 2004, at the age of 40, he became the oldest pitcher in MLB history to throw a no-hitter when he blanked the Atlanta Braves.

Moyer is a baseball player.

While he made just one All-Star team and holds one record to his name, Moyer made the most of his abilities, winning 16 games for the Philadelphia Phillies at age 45 en route to a World Series title. Moyer became the oldest pitcher to win a game in 2012 when the Colorado Rockies defeated the San Diego Padres. He is one of 29 baseball players to have played in the game.

She is a tennis player.

At the age of 46 years and 8 months, Navratilova became the oldest person ever to win a Wimbledon title when she won the mixed doubles title with her partner. She retired in 2006 after winning a mixed doubles title at the US Open. Her 59 Grand Slam titles are the most in the Open era.

Jack is a golfer.

You can get 4,300 hours of live coverage from 35 PGA Tour tournaments each year. You can access replays and more. You can stream on the internet.

He became the oldest Masters winner in 1986 at 46 years old, and he has a record six Masters victories. At the age of 50, Nicklaus joined the SeniorPGA Tour. His last competitive tournament took place in 2005, after the death of his grandson Jake, and he said he used golf as a form of therapy.

There is a person in the water.

The all-time medal record was set by Jenny Thompson in 2004, and later matching by Natalie Coughlin. The longest career of any Olympic swimmer was set by her. She won five medals at the 2000 Olympics after coming out of a seven-year retirement. After placing fourth in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2012 Olympic trials, the 45 year old retired.